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Released
  
1975

Length
  
40:31

Blues to Africa (1974)
  
Nuit Africaine (1975)

Release date
  
1975

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
August 14, 1974

Producer
  
Alan Bates

Artist
  
Randy Weston

Label
  
Freedom Records

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Studio
  
The Aula Ramibuhl, Zurich, Switzerland

Randy Weston albums
  
The Spirits of Our Ancestors, Berkshire Blues, Volcano Blues, Cole Porter in a Modern, Little Niles

Blues to Africa is a solo piano album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1974 and originally released on the Freedom label in 1975.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "This is a particularly strong solo performance by the unique pianist Randy Weston. He interprets eight of his originals, all of which are to an extent influenced by African music".

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Weston.

  1. "African Village/Bedford-Stuyvesant" - 5:15
  2. "Tangier Bay" - 7:03
  3. "Blues to Africa" - 5:05
  4. "Kasbah Kids" - 3:14
  5. "Uhuru Kwanza" - 5:02
  6. "The Call" - 3:27
  7. "Kucheza Blues" - 6:07
  8. "Sahel" - 5:18

Personnel

  • Randy Weston - piano

    • Songs

    1African Village/Bedford-Stuyvesant5:15
    2Tangier Bay7:03
    3Blues to Africa5:05

    References

    Blues to Africa Wikipedia
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